SYDNEY — A 46-year-old Glace Bay man faces several charges including theft and impaired driving after a stolen vehicle hit a tree on Victoria Road on Tuesday evening.

Cape Breton regional police said in a news release a suspect was arrested after witnesses reported seeing the driver leave the scene of the accident around 7:15 p.m.

Police said the man showed signs of impairment and the investigation confirmed the Jeep Cherokee had been stolen a few minutes earlier from the Boston Pizza parking lot on Prince Street. Several items found in the suspect’s possession were reportedly taken from the vehicle.

The man was held in custody overnight and was to appear in Sydney provincial court on Wednesday to be charged with impaired driving, failing a breathalyzer, taking a motor vehicle without consent, possession of property obtained by crime and breach of probation.